Drainage Area and Detention Basin Drawings

Context

Drainage Area Context:

This pdf is a series of drawings outlining a rough idea of the final project design. It contains the entire system without decorative components, but is subject to change.

Page 1:

This page shows an overall view of the system with all components present. These components are as follows: detention basins, catchment area, and drainage bucket. From this drawing, it is possible to see that water will flow from the basin to the catchment area and finally into the drainage bucket.

Page 2: 

This page is focused on the detention basins present in the model. There are two basins, one representing a traditional basin, and the other a bio-retention basin. Water will flow into these basins from our dispensing system and eventually fork to a common point. The slope present in the basins allows water to flow towards the catchment area, while also more accurately representing how an actual detention basin is graded.

Page 3 & 4: 

These pages display the catchment area, which is where the water from the basin system drains to. The catchment area has three main features: the houses, stream, dam, weir. The houses (represented roughly for the purpose of this deliverable) are purely for demonstration purposes and do not have any functional purpose. The stream in the middle of the catchment area is where water will flow and eventually flood out of. The dam is present at the end of a stream to allow water to collect within the catchment area and can be removed when water needs to be emptied into the drainage bucket. Lastly, the weir is to measure outflow from the two basins. It is a rectangular weir where the head will be measured by an ultrasonic sensor present on the bridge located above the weir.

Page 5:

Lastly, the drainage bucket is conveyed on this page. This is where water will collect after scenarios when the dam is removed. The water here will be recirculated into the basins by the dispensing system.